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o_o sinner_n who_o have_v not_o make_v thy_o preparation_n for_o eternity_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n to_o consider_v thou_o have_v receive_v all_o thy_o good_a thing_n already_o yea_o and_o have_v receive_v they_o if_o thou_o can_v always_o live_v with_o they_o and_o keep_v they_o always_o with_o thou_o it_o may_v be_v something_o to_o thou_o but_o alas_o thou_o can_v not_o for_o when_o death_n come_v it_o will_v turn_v thou_o out_o of_o all_o thy_o possession_n and_o enjoyment_n when_o thou_o die_v thou_o shall_v take_v nothing_o in_o thy_o hand_n with_o thou_o of_o all_o thy_o labour_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v eccl._n 5.15_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n will_v not_o go_v one_o step_n with_o thou_o beyond_o this_o present_a life_n and_o think_v o_o sinner_n if_o thou_o can_v what_o a_o doleful_a thing_n will_v it_o be_v for_o a_o poor_a soul_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d down_o naked_a upon_o the_o vast_a ocean_n of_o 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be_v for_o ever_o shut_v there_o will_v be_v no_o pray_v or_o preach_v or_o hear_v in_o the_o place_n whither_o thou_o be_v go_v no_o declare_v this_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o grave_a nor_o this_o faithfulness_n of_o he_o in_o destruction_n now_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n though_o precious_a to_o other_o yet_o be_v they_o tedious_a and_o irksome_a unto_o thou_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o be_v little_o better_a than_o a_o prison_n the_o sabbath-day_n be_v the_o long_a day_n in_o the_o week_n in_o thy_o account_n thou_o will_v fain_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o the_o command_v of_o christ_n which_o to_o a_o gracious_a soul_n be_v
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wherewith_o he_o love_v we_o even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n have_v quicken_v we_o together_o with_o christ_n by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v now_o this_o spiritual_a death_n or_o this_o death_n in_o sin_n be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n apostasy_n from_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v not_o only_o deprive_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o beauty_n yea_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o be_v also_o deprave_v with_o the_o image_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o even_o as_o death_n unto_o it_o and_o because_o this_o be_v a_o spiritual_a death_n and_o reach_v chief_o to_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o more_o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a though_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o extend_v itself_o to_o the_o body_n also_o be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o natural_a death_n for_o therefore_o the_o body_n be_v a_o frail_a die_a body_n because_o it_o be_v join_v to_o a_o sinful_a soul_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o mischief_n it_o do_v for_o this_o death_n in_o sin_n unless_o grace_n prevent_v be_v that_o which_o end_v in_o eternal_a death_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o everlasting_a separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o the_o eternal_a enjoyment_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n in_o who_o presence_n there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o who_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o second_o there_o be_v a_o death_n to_o sin_n of_o this_o we_o read_v rom._n 6.2_o how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o so_o in_o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n shall_v not_o live_v any_o long_a therein_o this_o death_n to_o sin_n consist_v in_o the_o spirit_n indwell_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o its_o sanctify_a operation_n enable_v the_o soul_n to_o mortify_v sin_n hence_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 8.13_o that_o if_o through_o the_o spirit_n we_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o 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